ECON-MA - Economics (MA)

Policies related to transferring graduate units taken at another institution do not apply to the  MA degree. All units toward the MA degree must be completed at Stanford (GAP 3.2.1; GAP 4.5.1). 

See Graduate Advising for a statement of university policy on graduate advising.

The Department of Economics is committed to providing academic advising in support of graduate students’ scholarly and professional development. When most effective, this advising relationship entails collaborative and sustained engagement by the advisor and the advisee. As a best practice, advising expectations should be periodically discussed and reviewed to ensure mutual understanding. Both the advisor and the advisee are expected to maintain professionalism and integrity.

Faculty advisors guide students in critical areas such as selecting courses, designing and conducting research, developing teaching pedagogy, navigating policies and degree requirements, and exploring academic opportunities and professional pathways.

Graduate students are active contributors to the advising relationship, proactively seeking academic and professional guidance and taking responsibility for informing themselves of policies and degree requirements for their graduate program.